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  Category: Division of Public Health


DPH Partners with Delta Sigma Theta Sorority to Provide Free Health Screenings, Cancer Prevention Education to Kent Co.

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | screenings | Date Posted: Thursday, June 20, 2024

By aligning outreach efforts at the Positively Dover African American Festival, DPH and DST aim to improve health outcomes statewide. DOVER, DEL. (June 20, 2024) – The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) Cancer Prevention and Control (CPC) Bureau and the Community Health Mobile Unit are partnering with the Dover Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma […]




DPH Notifies of Rise in Pertussis (Whooping Cough) Cases in New Castle County 

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Friday, June 14, 2024

 It begins with cold-like symptoms and develops into a bad cough. Coughing spells can be severe, and sometimes the individual might suffer from gagging or vomiting as a result. Some people also may have a high-pitched “whoop” after they cough, which is how the disease got its common name.




DPH’s PANO Program Hosts Second Annual Advancing Healthy Lifestyles Conference

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Thursday, June 6, 2024

Olympic athlete Jackie Joyner-Kersee delivered a motivational keynote address DOVER, Del. (June 6, 2024) – The Delaware Division of Public Health’s (DPH) Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Obesity Prevention (PANO) Program hosted its second annual Advancing Healthy Lifestyles Conference today. At Delaware State University’s (DSU) Martin Luther King Jr. Conference Center, approximately 300 participants came together […]




DPH Recognizes May as Lyme Disease Awareness Month

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Friday, May 10, 2024

As warmer weather brings people outdoors and potentially in contact with ticks, the Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is recognizing Lyme Disease Awareness Month this May. According to DPH’s Office of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne disease in Delaware, with over 300 cases reported each year. Lyme disease is spread […]




Delaware Officials Provide Latest Updates, Underscore Urgency Regarding Substance Use Disorder Outcomes in Delaware

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health | News | Suspected Overdoses | Date Posted: Monday, April 22, 2024

NEW CASTLE (April 22, 2024) – Lieutenant Governor Bethany Hall-Long and leaders from the Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS), along with partner community agencies, led a community response briefing on Monday to provide the latest outcome data and other information regarding the State’s efforts to support individuals struggling with substance use disorder in […]







  Category: Division of Public Health

DPH Partners with Delta Sigma Theta Sorority to Provide Free Health Screenings, Cancer Prevention Education to Kent Co.

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | screenings | Date Posted: Thursday, June 20, 2024

By aligning outreach efforts at the Positively Dover African American Festival, DPH and DST aim to improve health outcomes statewide. DOVER, DEL. (June 20, 2024) – The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) Cancer Prevention and Control (CPC) Bureau and the Community Health Mobile Unit are partnering with the Dover Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma […]




DPH Notifies of Rise in Pertussis (Whooping Cough) Cases in New Castle County 

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Friday, June 14, 2024

 It begins with cold-like symptoms and develops into a bad cough. Coughing spells can be severe, and sometimes the individual might suffer from gagging or vomiting as a result. Some people also may have a high-pitched “whoop” after they cough, which is how the disease got its common name.




DPH’s PANO Program Hosts Second Annual Advancing Healthy Lifestyles Conference

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Thursday, June 6, 2024

Olympic athlete Jackie Joyner-Kersee delivered a motivational keynote address DOVER, Del. (June 6, 2024) – The Delaware Division of Public Health’s (DPH) Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Obesity Prevention (PANO) Program hosted its second annual Advancing Healthy Lifestyles Conference today. At Delaware State University’s (DSU) Martin Luther King Jr. Conference Center, approximately 300 participants came together […]




DPH Recognizes May as Lyme Disease Awareness Month

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Friday, May 10, 2024

As warmer weather brings people outdoors and potentially in contact with ticks, the Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is recognizing Lyme Disease Awareness Month this May. According to DPH’s Office of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne disease in Delaware, with over 300 cases reported each year. Lyme disease is spread […]




Delaware Officials Provide Latest Updates, Underscore Urgency Regarding Substance Use Disorder Outcomes in Delaware

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health | News | Suspected Overdoses | Date Posted: Monday, April 22, 2024

NEW CASTLE (April 22, 2024) – Lieutenant Governor Bethany Hall-Long and leaders from the Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS), along with partner community agencies, led a community response briefing on Monday to provide the latest outcome data and other information regarding the State’s efforts to support individuals struggling with substance use disorder in […]